After a third attempt on President Trump’s life – at the very hotel where President Reagan was nearly assassinated 45 years earlier – it is time to fix both the Secret Service and our poisoned politics. “The Secret Service has a zero-fail mission,” says former Congressman Jason Chaffetz. “Everybody understands that what's changed is that their aura of invincibility has been pierced because they have not adequately done their job.”

Back in September, I wrote about the assassination of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University. In the aftermath, I asked my fellow Nebraskans and Americans to settle our arguments the right way — by talking, not by picking up a weapon. Now, seven months later, I must write about another act of senseless violence.

It was the longest day of my life. The truck would drive along for 15 or 20 minutes, then dump another load nearly on top of me. I learned to scurry to the back corners and then get on top of the load after it dumped. In this way, I kept rising in the truck. This routine went on for a very long time.

To many Republicans, the entry of supposedly neutral federal prosecutors into the brass knuckle world of politics confirms their suspicions that the DOJ is filled with partisans who used their power to target the president and the MAGA movement in general. 

The Supreme Court decides cases. But it also decides when to decide them – and that timing can be just as consequential as the ruling itself. Now we have a real-world example.

Making a child happy makes God happy. A little baby who is so small he or she could fit in your hand is directly connected to the all powerful God. Society considers them the least because they are weak and vulnerable. God says they are the greatest in His Kingdom.

While Democrats play games, Republicans are putting the American people first. 

Thirteen American service members have given their lives in this campaign, and CENTCOM has documented that the IRGC killed more than 1,000 Americans over the past 47 years through direct action and proxy forces. Their sacrifice, confirmed by CENTCOM data, should not result in a temporary pause that allows the IRGC to reconstitute its financial base, rebuild its capabilities, and resume its regional agenda.

I often wonder as I pass by folks in town what stories they could tell of growing up in the country. I grew up in the city where there wasn’t even any space between the houses, and blades of grass were few and far between.

President Washington’s words consistently demonstrate a man filled with reverent humility as he accepted the mantle of responsibility that came with his new office. Our great nation desperately needs to rediscover that same spirit in our public life and among our political leaders today.

Anyone who has been around a group of toddlers have witnessed that there are some who are simply more belligerent and self-centered than others. Then there are those who are much sweeter and quieter by nature, and less self-oriented. 

The rush to fill the ranks, some say, has come with an erosion of standards – a dangerous combination for an agency whose core mission is protecting the most targeted person on earth. Curran’s leadership tenure has coincided with a striking accumulation of scandals, mishaps, and security lapses.

Yes, I know I am nearly 76 years old and of the “get off my grass” age. But somehow, we have got to get across to the younger generations that work is honorable.  

As our nation celebrates 250 years of independence, one of the cornerstones of freedom in America is economic freedom. In our free marketplace, the American people create jobs and drive economic growth, not the government.

The sad reality is that many of our Democratic colleagues have become unable to engage in good-faith negotiations. Their only tactic is to shut down the government and plunge our country into a dangerous state of chaos.